Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus #11 Iowa on December 10, 2025 , Win , 74, to, 69
Final
Women's Basketball
74
#11 Iowa
69
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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 7
Cincinnati Ohio
5:30 PM
Iowa State
at
Cincinnati
PRIMER: No. 11 Iowa State at Cincinnati
01.06.2026 | Women's Basketball
Who: No. 11 Iowa State (14-1, 2-1 Big 12) at Cincinnati (5-10, 0-3 Big 12)
Where: Fifth Third Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
When: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 5:30 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: ESPN+ (PxP: Anthony Mazzini, Analyst: AB Stocks, Reporter: Chase Younts)
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
No. 11 Iowa State travels to Cincinnati for the second time in as many seasons and third time in program history. The Cyclones boast a 4-0 record over the Bearcats in the all-time series history.
FOUR THINGS
4 – Iowa State junior Addy Brown recorded the fourth triple-double in program history against Norfolk State (Nov. 16), tallying 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. It marks the first time in over a decade that a Cyclone achieved the feat.
11 – The Cyclones were picked 11th in the Week 9 Associated Press national poll. It marks the 110th week ISU has been a top 15 team in the poll's history, all under the leadership of head coach Bill Fennelly.
13 – The Cyclones' "Big 3" of Addy Brown, Audi Crooks and Jada Williams rank in the top three of the Big 12 in 13 statistical categories, leading seven (NCAA Stats).
81 – Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 81 straight games. It marks the longest streak by a Cyclone women's basketball player and longest active streak in NCAA women's basketball. Crooks also holds the longest streak by a Big 12 women's basketball player since Brittney Griner's 116-game run from 2010-2013.
SERIES NOTES
Iowa State and Cincinnati meet for the third time in Fifth Third Arena and fifth time overall on Wednesday. The Cyclones and Bearcats faced off once last season with ISU taking the 72-52 win in Cincinnati. ISU has won the last four matchups by an average margin of victory of 25.8 points per game. The slimmest margin of victory in the series was a 16-point win in Ames on Senior Day (March 2, 2024).
LAST TIME OUT
No. 10 Iowa State dropped its first contest of the season to No. 22 Baylor on Sunday, 72-70. The loss also snapped a 16-game winning streak inside Hilton Coliseum for ISU. Jada Williams led the Cyclones with a career-high 28 points on six 3-pointers. Audi Crooks scored 22 points in the first half, but Baylor sent a tall double team in the second half and limited the nation's leading scorer to four points in the final 20 minutes. Williams scored 12-straight points for ISU in the final period to tie the game with 27.5 seconds remaining, but Baylor's Taliah Scott hit a tough jumper with 2.9 seconds remaining which would eventually prove to be the game-winning bucket.
CYCLONES GARNER PRESEASON ATTENTION
Iowa State's trio of Addy Brown, Audi Crooks and Jada Williams has received national attention in the preseason, appearing on several watch lists and collecting preseason honors. Brown and Crooks were voted to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and appeared on the Naismith Trophy Preseason, USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and Wooden Award watch lists. When the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists were announced, Williams (Nancy Lieberman Award), Brown (Katrina McClain Award) and Crooks (Lisa Leslie Award) were all three selected to their respective position 20-woman watch lists.
CHANGING OF THE (POINT) GUARD
Following the graduation of five-year starting point guard Emily Ryan, Iowa State signed Arizona transfer Jada Williams to direct the Cyclone offense in 2025-26. Williams arrives in Ames following two seasons with the Wildcats where she averaged 12.7 points per game as a sophomore, increasing her average to 13.4 points per contest during conference play.
Through 15 games as a Cyclone, the Kansas City, Missouri native has averaged 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.9 assists per contest. Her assist rate has increased by 5.0 dimes per game from last season and she has passed her 2024-25 assist total by over 30 assists. She knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points against Baylor (Jan. 4) in Hilton Coliseum, the seventh 20-plus point game of her career. Williams tallied 16 points and a career-high 14 assists at Houston for her sixth double-double of the season. She ranks 21st in NCAA DI women's basketball with her double-double count this season and is second in the Big 12. Williams had not recorded a double-double in her collegiate career prior to this season.
LEADING AT THE LINE
Iowa State is historically one of the best free throw shooting teams in women's basketball. The Cyclones have made free throws a point of emphasis in recent years, improving from 72.5 percent in 2023-24 to 72.9 in 2024-25 and now to 77.2 percent through 15 games in 2025-26. Audi Crooks, who has taken the majority of attempts at the line over the last three seasons, has greatly improved her clip at the charity stripe as well, improving from 65.5 percent (114-174) during her freshman season to 70 percent (70-100) this season. Iowa State ranks 21st nationally in free throws made per game (16.0) and 27th in free throw percentage this season, leading the Big 12 with the mark.
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